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H1 disaster losses well below average, says Swiss Re
20 August 2018Global economic losses from disasters plunged to $36 billion in the first half of 2018 from $64 billion in the same period last year, well below the ten-year average of $125 billion, according to Swiss Re.
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Climate change impacts asset value, UN study finds
13 August 2018Insurers increasingly ESG screen their investments, but even the value of their favoured asset is at risk
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Allianz Global Investors buys wind farms in France
27 July 2018The firm seeks to expand its Allianz Renewable Energy Fund II
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Mapfre eyes sustainability goals to improve loan terms
26 February 2018Spanish insurer Mapfre has converted a €1billion ($1.2 billion) syndicated credit line into a loan whose terms depend on the company's sustainability performance.
- AI data company Auquan raises $4.5m with aim to automate ESG reporting
- BNP Paribas: US utility green bond issuance 'may rise 50%' in 2025
- Finance emerges as battleground at COP16
- EU-China common ground taxonomy to be expanded at COP29
- Brookfield buys into four UK offshore wind farms
- Co-benefits focus 'a problem' in VCM, says Integrity Council
- COP16: 'High-integrity' biodiversity credit framework launches - and says 'no to international offsetting'
- World-first disclosure standards for public sector climate reporting unveiled
- Webinar: Vague definition of greenwashing deters 'transition' finance
- US, Canada sustainable bond issuers 'diverging' on sustainability policies and impact
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Sustainable bonds 'more attractive' to investors if primary spend is clear, says APG
01 November 2024Sustainable bond issuers have been urged to make it clear to investors where they primarily intend to allocate spending, according to pension fund investment firm APG - even if such guidance has to be qualitative rather than quantitative.
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European Leaders at COP16 are Helping Protect Indigenous Lands
01 November 2024Protecting 30% of the Earth should not mean expelling Indigenous Peoples and local communities from their land, write Dr. James C. Deutsch and Dr. Viviana Figueroa
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From COP to coop
01 November 2024While COP16 is important, it is also worth paying attention to a bond issue from a UK chicken producer, write Ulf Erlandsson and Trisha Hutchinson
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Impact could top 15% of UK's total AUM by 2030, investors predict
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Gaps remain despite progress on PAI reporting, as regulators told to step up scrutiny
01 November 2024Gaps remain in financial institutions' reporting of the 'principal adverse impacts' (PAIs) of investments, and despite gradual improvements in some areas EU regulators were told to "increasingly challenge" investors on their reporting.